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April 14, 2022

Mayor backs down after LGBT+ books row that forced libraries to rely on generous furries

A Mississippi library system will receive vital funding after a row with a city mayor over LGBT+ books. In January, news broke that city of Ridgeland mayor Gene McGee refused to release $110,000 in previously approved funding to the Madison County Library System unless the libraries took LGBT+ books off the shelves. Tonja...

April 14, 2022

Donald Trump Jr thinks LGBT-inclusive teachers who ‘say gay’ are trying to ‘groom’ kids

Donald Trump Jr claimed LGBT+ teachers are “camouflaging” themselves to “indoctrinate” kids in an unhinged rant about Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law. In a video posted to social media, Trump Jr ranted about opponents of the legislation, which bans the discussion of LGBT+...

April 14, 2022

BenDeLaCreme hasn’t ruled out a Drag Race return – but she has one condition

BenDeLaCreme on her new tour, love and Drag Race. BenDeLaCreme thinks that dating for drag queens has improved drastically since she started working on the scene two decades ago. “When I started out doing drag 20 years ago, at that point, it was impossible to date as a drag queen,” she tells PinkNews....

April 14, 2022

Brighton’s The Great Escape festival announces its first ever LGBT+ stage

The Great Escape festival has announced its first ever LGBT+ stage – and we love to see it. The Brighton-based music festival will host four queer artists on the brand new stage on 13 May. It’ll see performances from Rebecca Black, Baby Queen, Claudia Valentina and NOAHFINNCE which will be hosted by Gay Times....

April 14, 2022

Murders of two gay men in Ireland serve as brutal reminder that LGBT+ people still aren’t safe

In September 1982, a gay man called Declan Flynn was brutally murdered in Dublin’s Fairview Park by a group of teenage boys for the simple crime of being gay. At that time, being gay actually was a crime – homosexuality wasn’t decriminalised until 1993 in Ireland. The five teenage boys, who ranged in age from...

April 14, 2022

Kentucky Republicans override governor’s veto to force through trans sports ban

Kentucky Republicans have overturned the Democratic governor’s veto in order to force through a ban on trans kids playing sports in schools. Governor Andy Beshear vetoed Senate Bill 83 (SB 83) last week, as he argued it “discriminates against transgender children” and “most likely” violates the constitutional right...

April 14, 2022

Suspect in gruesome Sligo murders may have embarked on homophobic rampage, police say

Ireland’s police force believe that a suspect in the barbaric murders of two gay men in Sligo, Ireland, may have been planning on killing further victims. The town of Sligo was left reeling this week after gay men Michael Snee, 58, and Aidan Moffitt, 42, were both found dead in their own homes. Moffitt was …...

April 14, 2022

Elton John told Charlie Puth his music ‘sucked’: ‘It was like a gut punch’

Charlie Puth has said that Elton John’s painfully honest opinion about his music was the “wake-up call” he needed. The “Light Switch” singer revisited the confronting moment with Elton during an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Charlie Puth said the “most important” thing a songwriter can do is “tell the truth”...

April 14, 2022

11 ‘Say Gay’ products you can buy to fight back against Florida’s hateful bill

Following the passing of the hateful ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill in Florida, LGBT+ people and allies are fighting back. The bill, officially titled the Parental Rights in Education Bill, bans the discussion of LGBT+ topics in classrooms from kindergarten to third grade. In March Florida governor Ron DeSantis...

April 14, 2022

Tory plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda will put LGBT+ refugees in grave danger, expert says

The Tory government wants to send some asylum seekers arriving in the UK on small boats from the Channel to Rwanda, a plan described as “evil” and “unworkable”. Home secretary Priti Patel has landed in Rwanda to sign the agreement, officially announced by Boris Johnson on Thursday (14 April)....